Abstract

Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute a majority of firms, they still have little knowledge about environmental issues and generally encounter difficulties when integrating environmental aspects into their activities. Similar arguments are also highlighted by Ha et al. in the case of Vietnam. This paper, therefore, builds a guideline for promoting SMEs’ organisational environmental innovation adoption based on Environmental Standard Certification (ESC) by investigating the effects of R&D, networking, and leadership roles in Vietnam. By using SME survey data in Vietnam from 2011 to 2015, the empirical results show that R&D spending and organisational capabilities proxied by already owning ESC are positively associated with green innovation implementation. We also find that either collaboration with different partners, including competitors, banks, and public agents or communication networks, affects firms’ decisions on green innovations. The demographic characteristics of managers such as gender, educational level, and knowledge about the environmental laws play determining roles in these decisions. Finally, we advanced the literature by indicating the moderating effects of men in leadership roles and leaders with better related knowledge on the impacts of firms’ internal resources (R&D) and firms’ international orientation (export).

摘要

尽管中小型企业 (SME) 占公司的大多数，但它们对环境问题的了解仍然很少，并且在将环境因素纳入其活动时通常会遇到困难。Ha 等人也强调了类似的论点。以越南为例。因此，本文通过调查越南的研发、网络和领导角色的影响，建立了基于环境标准认证 (ESC) 促进中小企业组织环境创新采用的指南。通过使用越南 2011 年至 2015 年的中小企业调查数据，实证结果表明，已经拥有 ESC 所代表的研发支出和组织能力与绿色创新实施正相关。我们还发现，无论是与不同的合作伙伴合作，包括竞争对手、银行和公共代理或通信网络，影响企业对绿色创新的决策。管理者的人口统计特征，如性别、教育水平和环境法知识在这些决策中起着决定性的作用。最后，我们通过指出担任领导角色的男性和具有更好相关知识的领导者对公司内部资源（研发）和公司国际定位（出口）的影响的调节作用来推进文献。